Sprouts Farmers Market plans to open 12 new locations in 2016’s third quarter. The new stores slated to open in July, August and September are located at: • 2325 Sand Creek Road, Brentwood, California • 175 N. Fairview Avenue, Goleta, California • 8985 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, California • 2060 E. Baseline Road, Mesa, Arizona • 143 […]
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Organic Valley Adds More Northeast Grassmilk Farmers For More Production
Organic Valley has welcomed 17 new Grassmilk farmers in the Northeast to increase production of its Organic Valley Grassmilk milk products. The organic farmer-owned cooperative now has a total of 81 Grassmilk milk farms producing Organic Valley Grassmilk milk products, including Grassmilk milk, Grassmilk Cheese and Grassmilk Yogurt. Additional Grassmilk milk products currently are in […]
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Louisville’s First Fresh Thyme Coming This Month
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market will open its first Louisville, Kentucky, store, on Wednesday, April 27. It will mark the grocer’s second store in the Bluegrass State. According to Louisville Business First, Fresh Thyme renovated a 28,000-s.f. building at 4301 Shelbyville Road near Hubbards Lane in the East End. It was previously home to a Liquor […]
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Whole Foods Sets Opening Date For First 365 Store
Whole Foods Market will open its first 365 by Whole Foods Market on May 25 in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Two additional 365 by Whole Foods Market locations will open in 2016—in Bellevue, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. Up to 10 stores are expected to open in 2017. (Update: See photos from the grand […]
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New Seasons Opens University Park Store In North Portland
New Seasons Market opened its newest store March 23 in North Portland. The 25,000-s.f. location at 6300 N. Lombard Street is the grocer’s third North Portland store. The University Park location, which anchors a community of busy students, professionals and families, features a laid-back outdoor seating area with recycled milk jug lounge chairs. Inside, abundant […]
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General Mills To Label GMO Products Nationwide
General Mills soon will label all its products made with genetically modified ingredients, according to a company blog post published on Friday. The company’s decision comes on the heels of a failed national labeling bill and as Vermont’s deadline for labeling GMO products sold in its state looms. The national legislation, spearheaded by Sen. Pat […]
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Natural Products Expo West 2016 Kicks Off In Anaheim
Natural Products Expo West 2016 is under way in Anaheim, California. The annual show began Thursday and runs through the weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center. Projected to be the largest in its 36-year history, the sold out trade-only event is playing host to more than 3,000 companies and 70,000 attendees. The natural products industry […]
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General Mills Doubling Organic Acreage Sourcing
General Mills plans to accelerate its commitment to more than double the organic acreage from which it sources ingredients. The company now expects to meet its goal of 250,000 acres by 2019. The Minneapolis-based company says the increased acreage is directly linked to its goals to grow net sales from its natural and organic products. […]
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National GMO Labeling Legislation Passes Committee, Now On To Full Senate
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved legislation Tuesday that establishes national standards for food made with genetically engineered ingredients, or GMOs. The bipartisan legislation, spearheaded by Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kansas), now heads to the full Senate. The proposed bill would establish a national voluntary GMO labeling standard to be developed by USDA within two years of […]
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Several Ahold Banners Roll Out Nature’s Promise ‘Free From’ Products
Several Ahold USA banners, including Stop & Shop, Giant Food Stores and Martin’s Food Basket, have introduced Nature’s Promise “Free from” products. Nature’s Products were first introduced in 2004. As part of a brand refresh, Nature’s Promise natural products are now clearly labeled “Free from” to help customers make healthy choices. “Customers continue to ask […]
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Whole Foods To Open In Bedford, New Hampshire, In April
Whole Foods Market will open a new store at 121 South River Road in Bedford, New Hampshire, on Friday, April 8, following a 9:45 a.m. bread-breaking ceremony. The 40,000-s.f. store will be Whole Foods Market’s second New Hampshire location. It will employ approximately 150 full- and part-time team members. It is part of the Goffe […]
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Aldi Expanding In Massachusetts, And More…
Grocery News In Brief… Discount grocer Aldi is expanding in Massachusetts and will open its 11th store in the Bay State this summer in Plymouth at Colony Place. The chain is known for its smaller-footprint stores, averaging 17,000 s.f., and an inventory that is 90 percent Aldi branded products. Aldi charges for plastic and paper […]
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Whole Foods Market Signs Leases For Five Additional 365 Stores
Whole Foods Market has signed another five leases for its 365 by Whole Foods Market stores, bringing the total to 13 leases now signed. The new stores will be located in Evergreen Park, Illinois; Gainesville, Florida; and Concord, Claremont and Los Alamitos, California. The Austin, Texas-based grocer says that 365 by Whole Foods Market will offer […]
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Former QFC In Gig Harbor, Washington, Opens As Main & Vine
The Kroger Co. has opened its first Main & Vine store, a concept that’s been described as “experimental,” at a former QFC location in Gig Harbor, Washington. The approximately 27,000-s.f Seattle-area store at 5010 Point Fosdick Drive NW debuted Wednesday. According to its website, “at Main & Vine, we love where we live…the people, places […]
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Work On Lucky’s Market In Orlando Begins
Work to transform a vacant fitness center in east Orlando into a Lucky’s Market is under way. The store will be the first in Orlando for the Colorado-based grocer. The Orlando Business Journal reports that the 35,000-s.f. Lucky’s is in the Alafaya Village shopping center on the southwest corner of Colonial Drive and Alafaya Trail in […]
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Aldi Vows To Remove Treats From Checklanes, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Aldi is introducing healthier checklanes in select stores this year. Rather than chocolates and candies, these checklanes will be stocked with healthier items like single-serve nuts and trail mixes, dried fruits and an assortment of granola bars. Aldi plans to roll out the program to its nearly 1,500 locations by […]
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Panera Bread To Offer ‘Clean Soup Menu,’ And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… Panera Bread’s entire U.S. bakery-cafe soup menu no longer contains artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners and preservatives. Common commercial soup ingredients—such as hydrolyzed soy and corn protein, maltodextrin and sodium phosphate—no longer appear in any of the company’s bakery-cafe soups. Panera says its chefs also took the opportunity to focus on improving […]
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OTA Study Shows Near 60 Percent Upswing In Domestic Organic Exports
Since 2009, the U.S. has entered into international accords with Canada, the European Union and major Asian trade partners to promote the trade of organic products. A new report released by the Organic Trade Association shows these trade understandings have significantly boosted overseas business for U.S. organic. According to the OTA, these accords were found to […]
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FDA Extends Public Comment On ‘Natural’ Food Labeling, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… In direct response to requests from the public, the FDA has extended the comment period for the use of the term “Natural” on food labeling. The comment period will now end on May 10. In early December, the Natural Products Association (NPA) submitted a formal request to the FDA for […]
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Papa John’s Pizza Moves To Antibiotic-Free Chicken
Papa John’s says that by summer 2016 its grilled chicken pizza toppings and chicken poppers will consist of poultry that is raised without human and animal antibiotics, as well as fed a 100 percent vegetarian diet. Papa John’s is the first national pizza chain to pledge removal of antibiotics from some of its chicken. The […]